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Get up, get out, and do something! Just about any day of the year, you can find something fun, informative, and healthy to enjoy at an area park. Feel free to browse the listings below, or use the search tools to find an event that matches your interests and location.
Monday, August 25, 2025
Advanced: Gottesman Pool - Children's Learn to Swim Level 3 (Class A)
at Gottesman Pool at the Davis Center (in Central Park), Manhattan
10:00 a.m.–11:00 a.m.
Have fun learning advanced swimming and safety skills in and around the water. For children.
Category: Learn To Swim, Swimming/Aquatics
Free!
Senior Cardio Sculpt
at Sunnyside Community Services, Queens
10:30 a.m.–11:30 a.m.
This low impact cardio workout consists of functional movement exercises designed to make daily activities easier to perform. Participants must be 60+ to attend this class.
Category: Fitness, Shape Up NYC, Seniors, Exercise Classes
Free!
Step Aerobics
at New Settlement Community Center, Bronx
10:30 a.m.–11:30 a.m.
Step Aerobics is a cardio workout that will elevate your heart rate, strengthen muscles, and improve coordination and balance.
Category: Fitness, Shape Up NYC, Exercise Classes
Free!
Ongoing Outdoor Museum Exhibit: Alice's Terracotta Garden
at H.H. Biddle House (in Conference House Park), Staten Island 
11:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m.
Terra cotta sculpture garden featuring antique architectural ornaments from Tottenville's Atlantic Terra Cotta Co. (west side lawn of Biddle House).
NYC Parks and the Tottenville Historical Society invite you to visit a unique collection of terracotta artifacts that chronicle turn-of-the-twentieth-century architectural styles common in New York City and across the United States.
Category: Art, History, Tours, Waterfront, Walking
Free!
Advanced: Crotona Pool - Children's Learn to Swim Level 3 (Class A)
at Main Pool (in Crotona Park), Bronx
11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Have fun learning advanced swimming and safety skills in and around the water. For children.
Category: Learn To Swim, Swimming/Aquatics
Free!
Advanced: Astoria Pool - Children's Learn to Swim Level 4 (Class A)
at Astoria Pool (in Astoria Park), Queens
11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Have fun learning advanced swimming and safety skills in and around the water. For children.
Category: Learn To Swim, Swimming/Aquatics
Free!
Advanced: Lyons Pool - Children's Learn to Swim Level 4 (Class A)
at Lyons Pool, Staten Island
11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Have fun learning advanced swimming and safety skills in and around the water. For children.
Category: Learn To Swim, Swimming/Aquatics
Free!
Advanced: Gottesman Pool - Children's Learn to Swim Level 3 (Class B)
at Gottesman Pool at the Davis Center (in Central Park), Manhattan
11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Have fun learning advanced swimming and safety skills in and around the water. For children.
Category: Learn To Swim, Swimming/Aquatics
Free!
Advanced: Faber Pool - Children's Learn to Swim Level 3 (Class A)
at Faber Pool (in Faber Pool and Park), Staten Island
11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Have fun learning advanced swimming and safety skills in and around the water. For children.
Category: Learn To Swim, Swimming/Aquatics
Free!
Advanced: Van Cortlandt Pool - Children's Learn to Swim Level 4 (Class A)
at Van Cortlandt Park Pool (in Van Cortlandt Park), Bronx
11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Have fun learning advanced swimming and safety skills in and around the water. For children.
Category: Learn To Swim, Swimming/Aquatics
Free!
Advanced: Fisher Pool - Children's Learn to Swim Level 3 (Class A)
at Main Pool (in Fisher Pool), Queens
11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Have fun learning advanced swimming and safety skills in and around the water. For children.
Category: Learn To Swim, Swimming/Aquatics
Free!
Advanced: Hamilton Fish Pool - Children's Learn to Swim Level 4 (Class A)
at Main Pool (in Hamilton Fish Park), Manhattan
11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Have fun learning advanced swimming and safety skills in and around the water. For children.
Category: Learn To Swim, Swimming/Aquatics
Free!
Yoga
at Brooklyn Public Library- Gerritsen Beach, Brooklyn
11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Connect with yourself in Yoga with Nicole, a class to be enjoyed by all.
Category: Fitness, Shape Up NYC, Outdoor Fitness, Exercise Classes, Yoga & Pilates Classes
Free!
Gentle Yoga
at Queens Public Library - Bayside, Queens
11:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
A therapeutic yet powerful series of balancing, stretching, easy back bending, twisting, and mild inverted postures, concluding with a guided relaxation. NOTE: Spots are limited
Category: Fitness, Shape Up NYC, Exercise Classes
Free!
Pétanque
at Pétanque Court (in Washington Square Park), Manhattan
12:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m.
Interested in learning to play pétanque? Stop by the Washington Square Park pétanque courts for free lessons and casual play every Monday and Wednesday
Category: Fitness, Games, Sports, Outdoor Fitness, Seniors, Bocce, Social Sports
Free!
Advanced: Astoria Pool - Children's Learn to Swim Level 3 (Class B)
at Astoria Pool (in Astoria Park), Queens
12:00 p.m.–1:00 p.m.
Have fun learning advanced swimming and safety skills in and around the water. For children.
Category: Learn To Swim, Swimming/Aquatics
Free!
Advanced: Crotona Pool - Children's Learn to Swim Level 3 (Class B)
at Main Pool (in Crotona Park), Bronx
12:00 p.m.–1:00 p.m.
Have fun learning advanced swimming and safety skills in and around the water. For children.
Category: Learn To Swim, Swimming/Aquatics
Free!
Advanced: Astoria Pool - Children's Learn to Swim Level 4 (Class B)
at Astoria Pool (in Astoria Park), Queens
12:00 p.m.–1:00 p.m.
Have fun learning advanced swimming and safety skills in and around the water. For children.
Category: Learn To Swim, Swimming/Aquatics
Free!
Advanced: Lyons Pool - Children's Learn to Swim Level 4 (Class B)
at Lyons Pool, Staten Island
12:00 p.m.–1:00 p.m.
Have fun learning advanced swimming and safety skills in and around the water. For children.
Category: Learn To Swim, Swimming/Aquatics
Free!
Advanced: Faber Pool - Children's Learn to Swim Level 3 (Class B)
at Faber Pool (in Faber Pool and Park), Staten Island
12:00 p.m.–1:00 p.m.
Have fun learning advanced swimming and safety skills in and around the water. For children.
Category: Learn To Swim, Swimming/Aquatics
Free!
Advanced: Fisher Pool - Children's Learn to Swim Level 3 (Class B)
at Main Pool (in Fisher Pool), Queens
12:00 p.m.–1:00 p.m.
Have fun learning advanced swimming and safety skills in and around the water. For children.
Category: Learn To Swim, Swimming/Aquatics
Free!
Advanced: Gottesman Pool - Children's Learn to Swim Level 3 (Class C)
at Gottesman Pool at the Davis Center (in Central Park), Manhattan
12:00 p.m.–1:00 p.m.
Have fun learning advanced swimming and safety skills in and around the water. For children.
Category: Learn To Swim, Swimming/Aquatics
Free!
Advanced: Van Cortlandt Pool - Children's Learn to Swim Level 4 (Class B)
at Van Cortlandt Park Pool (in Van Cortlandt Park), Bronx
12:00 p.m.–1:00 p.m.
Have fun learning advanced swimming and safety skills in and around the water. For children.
Category: Learn To Swim, Swimming/Aquatics
Free!
Advanced: Hamilton Fish Pool - Children's Learn to Swim Level 4 (Class B)
at Main Pool (in Hamilton Fish Park), Manhattan
12:00 p.m.–1:00 p.m.
Have fun learning advanced swimming and safety skills in and around the water. For children.
Category: Learn To Swim, Swimming/Aquatics
Free!
Advanced: Crotona Pool - Children's Learn to Swim Level 4 (Class A)
at Main Pool (in Crotona Park), Bronx
1:00 p.m.–2:00 p.m.
Have fun learning advanced swimming and safety skills in and around the water. For children.
Category: Learn To Swim, Swimming/Aquatics
Free!
Advanced: Fisher Pool - Children's Learn to Swim Level 4
at Main Pool (in Fisher Pool), Queens
1:00 p.m.–2:00 p.m.
Have fun learning advanced swimming and safety skills in and around the water. For children.
Category: Learn To Swim, Swimming/Aquatics
Free!
Advanced: Crotona Pool - Children's Learn to Swim Level 4 (Class A)
at Main Pool (in Crotona Park), Bronx
1:00 p.m.–2:00 p.m.
Have fun learning advanced swimming and safety skills in and around the water. For children.
Category: Learn To Swim, Swimming/Aquatics
Free!
Advanced: Astoria Pool - Children's Learn to Swim Level 5
at Astoria Pool (in Astoria Park), Queens
1:00 p.m.–2:00 p.m.
Have fun learning advanced swimming and safety skills in and around the water. For children.
Category: Learn To Swim, Swimming/Aquatics
Free!
Advanced: Lyons Pool - Children's Learn to Swim Level 5
at Lyons Pool, Staten Island
1:00 p.m.–2:00 p.m.
Have fun learning advanced swimming and safety skills in and around the water. For children.
Category: Learn To Swim, Swimming/Aquatics
Free!
Advanced: Hamilton Fish Pool - Children's Learn to Swim Level 5
at Main Pool (in Hamilton Fish Park), Manhattan
1:00 p.m.–2:00 p.m.
Have fun learning advanced swimming and safety skills in and around the water. For children.
Category: Learn To Swim, Swimming/Aquatics
Free!
Advanced: Van Cortlandt Pool - Children's Learn to Swim Level 5
at Van Cortlandt Park Pool (in Van Cortlandt Park), Bronx
1:00 p.m.–2:00 p.m.
Have fun learning advanced swimming and safety skills in and around the water. For children.
Category: Learn To Swim, Swimming/Aquatics
Free!
Advanced: Gottesman Pool - Children's Learn to Swim Level 4
at Gottesman Pool at the Davis Center (in Central Park), Manhattan
1:00 p.m.–2:00 p.m.
Have fun learning advanced swimming and safety skills in and around the water. For children.
Category: Learn To Swim, Swimming/Aquatics
Free!
Queens County Farm Hayrides!
at Queens County Farm Museum (in Queens Farm Park), Queens
1:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m.
Visit the Farm Store to purchase your ticket for a tractor-drawn hayride throughout the farm.
Category: Nature, Best for Kids, Tours, It's My Park, Seniors, Accessible Activities
Kids
Advanced: Faber Pool - Children's Learn to Swim Level 4
at Faber Pool (in Faber Pool and Park), Staten Island
1:00 p.m.–2:00 p.m.
Have fun learning advanced swimming and safety skills in and around the water. For children.
Category: Learn To Swim, Swimming/Aquatics
Free!
Advanced: Fisher Pool - Children's Learn to Swim Level 5
at Main Pool (in Fisher Pool), Queens
2:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m.
Have fun learning advanced swimming and safety skills in and around the water. For children.
Category: Learn To Swim, Swimming/Aquatics
Free!
Advanced: Faber Pool - Children's Learn to Swim Level 5
at Faber Pool (in Faber Pool and Park), Staten Island
2:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m.
Have fun learning advanced swimming and safety skills in and around the water. For children.
Category: Learn To Swim, Swimming/Aquatics
Free!
Advanced: Gottesman Pool - Children's Learn to Swim Level 5
at Gottesman Pool at the Davis Center (in Central Park), Manhattan
2:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m.
Have fun learning advanced swimming and safety skills in and around the water. For children.
Category: Learn To Swim, Swimming/Aquatics
Free!
Trees Count at Paerdegat Park
at Foster Avenue and E 40th Street (in Paerdegat Park), Brooklyn
2:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m.
Volunteer with NYC Parks for Trees Count 2025!
Category: Nature, Volunteer
Free!
Advanced: Crotona Pool - Children's Learn to Swim Level 5
at Main Pool (in Crotona Park), Bronx
2:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m.
Have fun learning advanced swimming and safety skills in and around the water. For children.
Category: Learn To Swim, Swimming/Aquatics
Free!
Lyons Outdoor Youth Pool Break Games
at Lobby (in Lyons Pool Recreation Center), Staten Island
3:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m.
Looking for a splash-tastic way to beat the heat during the pool break? Join us at Lyons Recreation Center for some awesome outdoor games!
Category: Games, Best for Kids, Recreation Center Programming
Free!
Kids
Chair Yoga
at NYPL - Eastchester Library, Bronx
5:00 p.m.–6:00 p.m.
This uplifting seated flow is designed to get you moving and feeling energized—without stressing your joints.
Category: Fitness, Shape Up NYC, Exercise Classes, Yoga & Pilates Classes
Free!
Low Impact Bodyweight Circuit Training
at Multi-Use Room (in Asser Levy Recreation Center), Manhattan
6:00 p.m.–6:45 p.m.
This circuit training class combines bodyweight resistance training and conditioning to provide you with a dynamic full body workout
Category: Fitness, Shape Up NYC, Recreation Center Programming, Exercise Classes
Free!
Yoga
at Entrance - 215th Place and 33rd Road (in Crocheron Park), Queens
6:00 p.m.–7:00 p.m.
Connect with yourself in this Yoga class with Ambeka, a class to be enjoyed by all.
Category: Fitness, Shape Up NYC, Outdoor Fitness, Exercise Classes
Free!
Cardio Dance
at NYPL - Hamilton Grange Library, Manhattan
6:00 p.m.–6:45 p.m.
If cardio is cardi-NO for you, give this Cardio Dance class a try!
Category: Dance, Fitness, Shape Up NYC, Dance Classes, Exercise Classes
Free!
Zumba Gold®
at Ryan Health- Chelsea Clinton Community Health Center, Manhattan
6:00 p.m.–6:55 p.m.
Zumba Gold® offers a low-impact workout set to a fusion of Latin, International and popular music dance themes, creating a dynamic, exciting, effective fitness system!
Category: Dance, Fitness, Shape Up NYC, Dance Classes, Exercise Classes
Free!
Free Yoga with Bien Good Well
at Bella Abzug Park Fountains (in Bella Abzug Park), Manhattan
6:00 p.m.–7:00 p.m.
Move, breathe, and reconnect in this 45-minute outdoor yoga class—offered in both English and Spanish.
Veronica guides a welcoming flow rooted in joy, presence, and intuitive movement. Classes include breathwork, gentle yoga postures, and mindful transitions that support grounding, balance, and inner connection. Bring your own mat!
Category: Yoga & Pilates Classes
Free!
Bodyweight Circuit Training
at Dance Room (in Highbridge Recreation Center), Manhattan
6:15 p.m.–7:15 p.m.
Using your own body weight, come experience this circuit training class that focuses on functional, everyday movement that will increase overall strength.
Category: Fitness, Shape Up NYC, Recreation Center Programming, Exercise Classes
Free!
Uplifted Dance Fitness
at Beach 32nd Street Football Field (in Rockaway Beach and Boardwalk), Queens
6:15 p.m.–7:00 p.m.
Uplift your spirit with this dance fitness class!
Category: Fitness, Shape Up NYC, Exercise Classes
Free!
Zumba
at Handball Courts (in Frank D. O'Connor Playground), Queens
6:15 p.m.–7:15 p.m.
Zumba is a fusion of Latin, International and popular music dance themes creating a dynamic, exciting, effective fitness system!
Category: Dance, Fitness, Shape Up NYC, Exercise Classes
Free!
Chair Yoga
at Bartow Community Center - Room 31, Bronx
6:30 p.m.–7:30 p.m.
This engaging chair yoga session blends gentle stretches, mindful breathing, and light strengthening exercises to leave you feeling relaxed yet revitalized. All movements are easy on th
Category: Fitness, Shape Up NYC, Exercise Classes, Yoga & Pilates Classes
Free!
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